Ultracargo started a skid operation at its Suape Terminal (PE), marking an advancement in the automation of the fuel unloading process at this location, initially focused on anhydrous ethanol. This involves a set of equipment that performs the automated unloading of products arriving by road, eliminating manual measurement methods, using a certified meter that accounts for the exact volume unloaded from each truck and recording the information directly into the system, ensuring high-precision digitalized operations.
The new operation structure carts direct gains in efficiency and productivity, allowing a 33% reduction in time per operation. In addition to faster trailer release, the implementation significantly improves the safety and ergonomics of the procedure, by reducing the need for the operator to climb onto the trailer to check the fuel amount and eliminates the task of manually filling or removing the product. Each operation generates a report for the customers, such as carriers and companies of the fuel sector, reflecting the benefit from greater agility, increased service predictability, and data reliability from precise measurements that avoid conflicts over volume variations.
The initiative is another action by Ultracargo aimed at the improvement of its operations and the high service standard for its business partners and reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to offer a modern operation model, with transparency and efficiency for the entire market.
“Using the skid system at Suape is an important step for the agility of our operations at this location and for our employees’ safety, ensuring a superior delivery of value to our clients through accurate data and faster operations – a move that reinforces our constant pursuit of efficiency and operational improvement”, highlights Douglas de Carvalho Marques, director of Operations at Ultracargo.
In his view, the success of the implementation of anhydrous ethanol unloading paves the way to expand the operation at Suape. “We intend to extend the use of this technology to move other products, such as biodiesel (B100) and hydrated ethanol, consolidating the terminal as a reference in regional logistics”, concludes Douglas.